Parameter theory and linguistic change / edited by Charlotte Galves ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galves, Charlotte.

Series:

Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 2.

Oxford studes in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leading scholars examine languages ranging from old Egyptian to modern Afrikaans. They consider the insights parametric theory offers to understanding the dynamics of language change and test new hypotheses against an extensive array of data.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Parameter theory and dynamics of change; 2 Parameters in Old Romance word order: A comparative minimalist analysis; 3 Microparameters in the verbal complex: Middle High German and some modern varieties; 4 Language acquisition in German and phrase structure change in Yiddish; 5 Extraposition of restrictive relative clauses in the history of Portuguese; 6 Doubling-que embedded constructions in Old Portuguese: A diachronic perspective; 7 Brazilian Portuguese and Caribbean Spanish: Similar changes in Romania Nova

8 Macroparametric change and the synthetic-analytic dimension: The case of Ancient Egyptian9 A diachronic shift in the expression of person; 10 The formal syntax of alignment change; 11 The diachronic development of the Irish comparative particle; 12 Deictic locatives, emphasis, and metalinguistic negation; 13 Negative changes: three factors and the diachrony of Afrikaans negation; 14 Romanian 'can': Change in parametric settings; 15 Prepositional genitives in Romance and the issue of parallel development: From Latin to Old French

16 Convergence in parametric phylogenies: Homoplasy or principled explanation?17 Macroparameters and minimalism: A programme for comparative research; References; Name index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

1-283-65842-9

0-19-163409-3

OCLC:

922971434